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Magic & Memories: The Complete History of Dungeons & Dragons - Part V

Other avenues revolve around media properties. After the abysmal Dungeons & Dragons movie, one would think that Wizards would want to stay as far away from Hollywood as possible. Not so. Ryan confided that the movie contract that resulted in the 2000 film was, in fact, another TSR legacy and the company has absolutely no control over the content. They are, however, working with director Joel Silver on a direct-to-DVD second film which, according to Ryan, the company is much happier with -- at least for now. Wizards is also pursuing something near and dear to the hearts of all children of the '80s -- another cartoon series! While there are no definite plans for one yet, Ryan promised that if it ever did happen, he'd try and make sure there would be no baby unicorns.

30th Anniversary comissioned painting: "Bar Fight"

"You are exiting a darkened dungeon "

It's a scene familiar to many across the world. A small group of people sitting around a table littered with strangely shaped dice, thick books, and pieces of paper filled with arcane statistics. It's a Dungeons & Dragons game, and while the rules may have changed a bit since it was first published, the social interactions between the players haven't. That makes it impossible to tell if this is a group of gamers from 2004 or 2034.

It's been a long, strange and wonderful 30 years since a Wisconsin wargamer who needed a little something different from his gaming experience looked down at a plastic wizard and came up with an idea. It's been 30 years of triumph and tragedy, successes and failures, rises and falls, yet through it all, one thing has remained constant. Dungeons & Dragons has been, and continues to, inspire imagination in game players and game developers around the world.

After all, if Dungeons & Dragons has taught us anything in 30 years, it's that the adventure never ends